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37 they/them ✂️ lifelong muppetfricker, sewist, and general goof off
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stitchy @stitchy.bsky.social · 8d
So, I set out to design a $20 doll. A little eye of providence, as made popular by none other than the US Treasury, with leggies. Something I ought to be able to quickly make at low price point, but with room for a little cheekiness. but Uh oh.
(Part one) Fabric design that says in writing: I wanted to make a TWENTY dollar doll. Artists are always saying we love to pass around the same TWENTY dollar bill and hey, I could use a turn. I could keep it simple, and pay myself fairly. I kept track of my time and materials expended, the bare minimum I ought to ask for. For instance, this took an hour to write and edit. Drawing it into a design took 4 hours. Custom fabric costs $34 a yard to print. It costs $7 more dollars to ship to me. I knew from TWENTY years experience/vibes that to be worth my while I should make at least 10. That upped things to $102 of new fabric, plus some scraps from previous projects. At least I had enough to make a dozen of my TWENTY dollar doll, at that point. It took 6 hard working hours to sew all of them. (Here, I estimate, knowing there’s a decent chance I’m lowballing myself and the rest of this math will be thrown out of undervalued whack!) I figured that to start, I’d pay myself the state minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. I calculated that if I pay myself that and add my material expenses, it would take $189 to break even. Divide that per doll. A bit surprised we managed it, but, hey! That came in under TWENTY ! There’s one problem, though. While $15.75 ain’t bad for the customer, it’s bad for me. I can’t guarantee these sell out, and either way I gotta pay rent and utilities over $1k a month. I gotta eat. I gotta pay taxes. I have to pay for thread, and machinery upkeep, and an occasional refresh of my tools as they wear and tear. Another picture of the printed fabric next to a sewing machine, the rest of the text on it: I have to cope with venture capitalists destroying the largest fabric retailer in the country this past year, (RIP Joann, you crafty bitch) and 100% tariffs on the foreign made fabric that remains. Not to mention I spent TWENTY thousand on a degree in sewing. I’ve honed my ability nearly every day for TWENTY years. In any field that sort of expert would deserve better than minimum wage. So, lets keep all that simple and say I pay myself at twice minimum wage, okay? (I sheepishly asked my office worker wife what her hourly is like and HAHAHAHA. Don’t go to art school, kids.) Uhh. Oops. Now the TWENTY dollar doll cost TWENTY THREE dollars. And, ugh. Speaking of college… I broke my back working 80+ hour weeks when I was TWENTY years old, so now I have to pay for doctors and drugs to keep my body functional enough to sit and work from 7 or 8 AM until 4 PM Monday thru Friday. My arthritic ass certainly can’t manage a brick and mortar retail job on top of manufacturing. So add on $9 to ship inventory to a shop, and the 30% overhead they charge because they too are small business owners trying to keep the lights on. Respect. Divide that by twelve again. Ahhh fuck. “Our communal TWENTY dollar bill” we small artists keep passing around is closer to $30.65 now. Sorry guys, but THIS TWENTY DOLLAR DOLL COST THIRTY DOLLARS.
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one of those ice packs with fake frozen peas in it exploded in my pants 😩
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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✨🧸 my black friday sale is live! get 45% off on ready made items* and rare discounts on custom made dolls ✌️🎁

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*except of course “The Twenty Dollar Doll That Costs Thirty Dollars” read more on this art piece about labor and manufacturing here

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Handmade plushies of oversized hands, rainbow christmas trees and snowflakes Handmade dolls of aliens, boombox, and TVs with eyes A handmade doll of a white deer in a suit A flyer of handmade TTRPG dolls
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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stitchy.bsky.social
i too have have been tormented by The Character and their evil outfit. its too uncomfortable to cosplay. a whimsy killing Ordeal to draw. a fortress of godforsaken fabrics and closures requiring a technical manual to disarm in the event of smut. thats why we (me) at Stitchy Labs invented~
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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just helped my buddy put up a photo op installation for the town holiday event this weekend :)
A portal to a winter wonderland with trees, snow, and enormous red flowers
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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So you made a robot stand up and talk... now what? In this over 4-hour journey, Kevin follows the promise of Disney's Living Character Initiative, an effort to populate Disney theme parks with free-roaming, interactive beings. It was touted as the future. How's it going? Watch here: bit.ly/49C6vng
Mickey hand and animatronic hand reaching toward one another
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
stitchy.bsky.social
A movie that takes place where you're from
A still from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
November 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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☁️🌟 #art
Drawing of a pigeon with glowing eyes and stars throughout its body. There’s a ribbon like shape of exploding clouds wrapped around its body like a wreath, connecting through the stars
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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I made this in 2023. Experience of chronic pain while working

#art
Drawing of a person at their desk looking distressed. They have shards of glass and fire sticking out of them. There’s inspirational posters on the wall.
June 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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tfw the heating pad is on and the edible makes my back stop existing and im like wdym able bodied people don't have pain all the time and can just lay on the couch like this waaat how do they get anything done??? I keep so so busy to distract myself i would be so chill if i was normal!!
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
stitchy.bsky.social
i too have have been tormented by The Character and their evil outfit. its too uncomfortable to cosplay. a whimsy killing Ordeal to draw. a fortress of godforsaken fabrics and closures requiring a technical manual to disarm in the event of smut. thats why we (me) at Stitchy Labs invented~
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
stitchy.bsky.social
we traded in our big tree for a smaller pre lit and two back up dancers… mix in some other stuff we already had and??? something something christmas??
Six things on a pink blanket that could technically be described as christmas trees
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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It was great! leftovers are now on sale on etsy!

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A craft booth with many handsewn items, especially christmas decor and offbeat dolls
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
stitchy.bsky.social
✨🧸 my black friday sale is live! get 45% off on ready made items* and rare discounts on custom made dolls ✌️🎁

stitchybutton.etsy.com

*except of course “The Twenty Dollar Doll That Costs Thirty Dollars” read more on this art piece about labor and manufacturing here

www.tumblr.com/stitchybutto...
Handmade plushies of oversized hands, rainbow christmas trees and snowflakes Handmade dolls of aliens, boombox, and TVs with eyes A handmade doll of a white deer in a suit A flyer of handmade TTRPG dolls
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
stitchy.bsky.social
doing a craft show tomorrow against all odds! at a super old presbyterian church! i WILL be snooping around corners like
Fozzie and kermit in the muppet movie a la “they dont look like presbyterians to me!”
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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listening to the BTB live show, and Robert doing his Riker-ing around and YO. i would pay real money for @iwriteok.bsky.social to do a BTB series on the star trek captains. it would take 10 episodes to cover janeway alone lmao
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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In Pluribus, the unhappiest woman in the world is a romantasy author. @gavia.bsky.social discusses how the sexy pirates in Carol Sturka's Bloodsong of Wycaro shape her experiences with art and sexuality against an alien hivemind.
Pluribus and Romantasy: Art at the End of the World - Reactor
What is culture in an apocalypse like this one?
reactormag.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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fleebites.bsky.social
will be dropping some new stuffs tonight ;)
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
stitchy.bsky.social
im completely fried but not so fried i didnt notice that a two page character in this book im readings last name changed from one page to the next 👀
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear" #Frankenstein @realgdt.bsky.social 🥹
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Calico bimbo and the photo reference I used bc it shows the most details but couldn't find the "not edited one" 😂
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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stitchy.bsky.social
You are welcome to buy it at either $20 or $30. I will recover my material expenses if I can sell more than half of my stock at the lower price, but possibly not my labor. Still, I have a life to lead that costs $. 20 bucks is 20 bucks 🤷🏻‍♀️

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November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The Twenty Dollar Doll That Costs Thirty Dollars

visit my etsy for process pics and artist statement on labor and manufacturing 💵

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Four handmade triangular dolls featuring the eye of providence
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
stitchy.bsky.social
I’ll be honest they have not been delivering on the quality of cheesy fiesta potato i first came to love in 2006 when i was a high school senior with off campus lunch
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FOX:
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Couldn't remember Jon Hamm's name or the name of his character. So I made a discovery
Google thinks kemneth is "30 Rock hot guy"
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM